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Happy day after midterms, everyone! As always, I wish Aaron Sorkin had written all of the election scripts that played out last night; if nothing else, the acceptance speeches would have been dynamite.

This week’s episode picks up where last week’s left off. President Bartlet’s giving a trademark barnburner speech at which he announces that he, and not the party leadership, is nominating two replacements to the FEC.

The incensed Senate majority leader immediately calls Josh (“on the cell,” Donna says with reverence) to continue threatening him with legislative reprisals. Josh doesn’t even let him start speaking, instead snapping that the senator can shove his political agenda up his ass. Language!

After Bartlet’s speech, the press hound C.J. for answers on the FEC noms, and she gives an exclusive follow up to some rando in the press corps. Even the rando argues that this interview should go to Danny, the senior White House correspondent. But things are downright chilly between C.J. and Danny after last week’s showdown, so the rando gets the interview, despite poor Danny making the world’s saddest face.

In an equally tense office, Toby stands over Sam, critiquing his work. My kingdom for a web series of just these two editing documents. (Toby: “Any time you want to use punctuation, that would be fine.” Sam: Annoyed look.)

Everyone’s been tiptoeing around Josh, not just because of his appalling phone manners, but because Al Keifer, AKA the polling expert from California, AKA Q from “Star Trek,” is consulting with the Bartlet Bunch on their falling numbers, and he’s bringing Joey Lucas with him. Sam’s blunt about why they’re worried about Josh: She broke Josh’s heart, as women are wont to do. (Geez, Sam, what happened with Mallory?) Josh insists it’s fine.

That next day, Josh shows up in what Donna announces is a really good suit. In fact, could this be his Joey Lucas suit? Josh denies any attempts to dress up, saying it’s just his regular Tuesday suit. Everybody wonders if Josh actually has day of the week suits, like so much novelty underwear.

Once they’re done discussing fashion, the inner circle all meet with Q to discuss polling issues. C.J. bars a contrite Mandy from entry, saying she’s still in the doghouse. Dang, I don’t like Mandy, but this is hard to watch.

Inside the meeting, they’re wrangling over how to handle drug offenses. The Bartlet Buch want more treatment and less prison, and they want to abolish mandatory minimum sentencing that punishes crack users (who are primarily black) more harshly than cocaine users (who are primarily white). Everyone agrees that this is horribly racist, but Q points out that all the public will hear is that President Bartlet is soft on crime. Everyone in this scenario is right, unfortunately.

When Josh learns that Joey Lucas is waiting in his office, he greets her all brusque and businesslike, warning her not to expect candy and flowers just because she’s arrived at the White House. Then this happens, courtesy of Leo.

Josh is being sort of terrible, accusing her of being a woman and wanting to decorate her office with plants and hand lotion. Hey, now, that’s sexist and—wait, I just counted three different kinds of lotion in my office desk drawer, so carry on.

Then Joey announces that she’s not sleeping with Q anymore, and Josh stammers that she needs to be professional. “This is a place where work is done and nothing else!” She then compliments his suit. Why are people so crazy about this suit? Josh is cute as bunnies, but it’s a boxy mess. This is how you wear a suit.

Toby, meanwhile, is about to have an awkward lunch; Leo’s set him up on a date with his ex-wife, a Democratic congresswoman, to feel her out about campaign finance reform and the fight they’re about to wage on mandatory minimums. I cannot wait to meet her.

The lunch turns out to be a picnic on a blanket, although Toby remains standing and turns down Andrea’s offer of homemade pie, that monster. Andrea is smart, wry and funny, as befitting the ex-Mrs. Toby. They bicker about soft money and racist sentencing, then Toby proves himself to be my soul mate:

Back indoors, Leo’s taking C.J. to task for misspeaking during an earlier press conference. Then Danny piles on, calling it bush league, and C.J. hauls him into her office for yelling. He hits right back over his loss of access to his White House sources as punishment for publishing Mandy’s memo last week. If Twitter had been a thing in 2000, C.J. would be all #sorrynotsorry (even though she’s completely in the wrong).

Leo, meanwhile, has gathered seven seemingly random congressional staffers together to talk about the drug laws. He says all of their bosses think more money should be put into prisons, yet all of their bosses have family members who got ridiculously light sentences for their drug crimes. Leo warns that any hypocrisy from their bosses about being “soft on crime,” and they’ve’ got seven stories ready for page 1.

Josh, finally realizing that he’s been a tantrum-throwing toddler, approaches Joey with the gift of a White House coffee mug, then blurts, “I wore this suit special today. This isn’t my regular Tuesday suit.”

She’s confused about him having a regular Tuesday suit, then smiles broadly and asks, “For me?” A flustered Josh bolts from the office.

And now we’ve come to the end of the day, and one by one, the Bartlet Bunch gather in the president’s bedroom, where the poor man is just trying to get some sleep. Bartlet assures Leo that he’s the best person to talk about the benefits of drug treatment as opposed to prison, and he tells C.J. to forgive both Mandy and Danny for doing their jobs. (Can this be construed as presidential approval to commence getting it on?) (C.J. and Danny, that is. Mandy is not involved in this scenario.) (While I’m speaking parenthetically, I want to point out that the president also admits that he calls his wife Dr. Bartlet “just for the turn on,” which is awesome.) Then he gives them all a pep talk, telling them that if they do this right, people are going to respond.

Before Leo leaves, Bartlet tells him that he’s sleeping better and dreaming about having honest, energetic, important discussions with the people who matter. “When I wake up, I think, ‘I can sell that.’”

Expression Of JoyThe Brady Bunch: Groovy! The Bradys: Ritual hugging Married…With Children: ”Oh, great.” Thirtysomething: ”Of course I’m happy for you. Really. But what about me? Why does it always have to be about you? The Flintstones: ”Yabba-dabba doo

Expression Of Rage

The Brady Bunch: ”Hmmm…” The Bradys: ”If you back away from something you really want, then you’re a quitter!” (the angriest any Brady has ever been) Married…With Children: ”Aaagh, God, take me from this miserable life!” Thirtysomething: ”I’m not angry, OK?” The Flintstones: ”Willllmaaaa!”

Typical ProblemThe Brady Bunch: Marcia and her rival both want to be the prom queen. The Bradys: Bobby gets paralyzed. Married…With Children: Al doesn’t buy his family Christmas presents. Thirtysomething: Nancy gets cancer. The Flintstones: Fred and Barney are staying out too late.

Typical SolutionThe Brady Bunch: The prom committee decides to have two queens. The Bradys: Bobby gets married. Married…With Children: They hate him. Thirtysomething: If only we knew… The Flintstones: Wilma and Betty decide to follow them.

Attitude Toward SexThe Brady Bunch: Never heard of it The Bradys: Omigod — even Cindy does it! Married…With Children: Peg: Yes. Al: No. Thirtysomething: They didn’t get all those kids by accident. The Flintstones: Prehistoric

How Spouses FightThe Brady Bunch: They don’t. The Bradys: Infrequently, but it happens Married…With Children: Tooth and nail Thirtysomething: They stop talking The Flintstones: Fred and Barney go bowling while Wilma and Betty max out their charge cards.

How Kids Get Into TroubleThe Brady Bunch: Greg takes a puff of a cigarette. The Bradys: Carol’s grandson steals her business cards and sticks them in the spokes of Bobby’s wheelchair. Married…With Children: By committing felonies Thirtysomething: Ethan plays with a forbidden toy rocket. The Flintstones: They don’t.

How They’re Punished

The Brady Bunch: ”It’s not what you did, honey — it’s that you couldn’t come to us.” The Bradys ”Next time, ask.” Married…With Children: By the authorities Thirtysomething: It blows up in his face. The Flintstones: They’re not.

What Family Does For FunThe Brady Bunch: Takes special three-part vacations to Hawaii and the Grand Canyon The Bradys: Has flashbacks Married…With Children: Exchanges insults Thirtysomething: Talks The Flintstones: Attends showings of The Monster at the Bedrock Drive-In

Unsolved MysteriesThe Brady Bunch: How exactly did Carol’s first husband and Mike’s first wife die? The Bradys: What’s with Marcia’s new face and Bobby’s blonde hair Married…With Children: What kind of hair spray does Peg use? Thirtysomething: Why did Nancy take Elliot back? What do Gary and Susanna see in each other? The Flintstones: How does Barney’s shirt stay on if he has no shoulders? Where do Fred and Wilma plug in their TV?

Worst BehaviorThe Brady Bunch: The Brady children once made Alice feel under-appreciated.

Best Reason To WatchThe Brady Bunch: This is what life should be. The Bradys: They’re all grown-ups now! Married…With Children: Terry Rakolta hates it. Thirtysomething (Tie) This is your life. This isn’t your life. The Flintstones: This is what life might have been.

Best Reason Not To WatchThe Brady Bunch: Blurred vision from rerun overdoses. The Bradys: You’re all grown-ups now. Married…With Children: She has a point. Thirtysomething: After a while, you think it’s real. The Flintstones: The Simpsons